The Hero’s Brother Is Bound To Be Depressed - Chapter 316



317 – Treat

The day after I took on the final ordeal.

I prepared to head to Modist in the morning. It would take some time for the bronze gloves I ordered from the magic arts workshop to arrive, so I planned to meet Estelle and recruit her as a colleague during the remaining time.

Kane, who woke up before me, was busy checking camping equipment early in the morning. Despite my dissuasion that there was a village near the destination of the trip, Kane didn’t seem to want to miss the opportunity to go camping.

Kane loved camping, but he never actually went camping because of his family’s opinions. The reason she liked camping was because she wanted to be away from her family. So wouldn’t it be a good idea to take this opportunity to reduce one item from Kane’s bucket list?

As long as you prepare well, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to sleep in a tent for a night. Kane will be in charge of all camping preparations.

Now that I had gotten used to the discomfort, I straightened my long hair in the mirror next to the club room door.

While Estelle and Amy were contemplating whether to buy something to eat at a dessert shop before heading to Modest, an unscheduled visitor knocked on the door.

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It’s a light knock. We opened the doors with the thought that there were many customers coming to the club room since yesterday.

As I opened the door, I unconsciously stopped my hand when I met golden eyes.

“hi.”

The guest who briefly greeted me was, unexpectedly, Bella.

*

I opened the drawer and found coffee grounds. Because Bella was accompanied by two escorts, she had to take out four coffee cups.

I had tea with Roel yesterday, so coffee is appropriate today. The menu served varies depending on the circumstances of the host.

While making coffee and looking for something suitable to eat as dessert in the space storage room, I took out the snack that Navier had given me as a gift.

When I opened the pretty wrapping paper, there was a packaging box. When I opened the box and checked the contents, it was full of macarons.

If you look at the different colors of each, it seems that the taste is also different. I haven’t tasted it separately, but if Navier strongly recommends it, it would be fine to serve to guests.

A tray with coffee and macaroons was placed on the table where Bella was sitting, and a tray with coffee and slices of cake was also placed on the table where the escort knights were sitting far away.

It was decided that a piece of cake would be better in quantity than a small macaron for two sturdy men.

After properly serving the guest, I sat down across from Bella, who had put two sugar cubes in her coffee and smiled as she leisurely stirred the teaspoon with her hand.

“I came without an appointment, but thank you for treating me so kindly.”

I reflexively furrowed my eyebrows at the uncharacteristically friendly attitude. As I was thinking about what I was talking about again, I remembered something I had forgotten.

As I was traveling to other worlds, it felt like it had been a long time since I had met Bella, but it had only been a week since I actually had a conversation with her about improved portals.

I recalled the memories I shared with Bella. I remembered replying that I would think positively about the transaction. Could it be that he couldn’t bear to hear a positive answer and came to see me? I decided to remain silent for now in case he came for another reason.

“But did you take hair growth pills? “Your hair suddenly got longer?”

Seeing Bella looking at my face curiously, I scratched the back of my neck for no reason and answered.

“I did something like an experiment. “It’s a side effect.”

Bella nodded, muttering something like “I see,” and showed interest in the macaroons served as dessert. Her plate contained macaroons of many colors. Since she couldn’t tell what each color tasted like, she put several of them so she could choose for herself.

Bella gently pulled on the plate containing the macaroons, looked at the macarons carefully with shining eyes, and picked up a blue macaron.

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“This macaron… “You bought it in the North, right?”

It’s a confident voice. Navier wasn’t the only one with good observation skills. To me, it didn’t look any different from the macarons I usually see in cafes, so I was curious how they found out that the macarons were purchased in the North.

“you’re right. How did you know? “It doesn’t seem any different from other macarons.”

“From what you say, I guess you’ve never tried these macarons?”

“Well…” .”

I accepted it obediently and swallowed the rest of my words when Bella turned over the macaron she was holding and showed it to me. There was a crown-like pattern drawn on the bottom of the macaron.

“Colin’s Dessert Shop was something I was fascinated with for a long time when I was young.”

Bella said that and put the macaroon she was holding into her mouth. Seeing Bella smiling happily as if the macaroons were really delicious gave me a strange feeling.

It feels similar to watching Aria enjoy the food I cooked. It was so out of character considering my relationship with Bella, that it made her shudder in a bad mood.

Bella, who was watching my actions with a puzzled look on her face, took a sip of coffee, and then got straight to the point.

“I’m sorry for coming to you so suddenly. But I thought it would be better for both of us if we dealt with this matter quickly and reliably.”

Bella snapped her fingers, and Ian, who was eating a piece of cake for dessert with a fork, came over to our table and handed me the documents he had in his pocket.

“It’s a contract for an improved portal. It includes tax reduction at the most reasonable rate and in a legal manner. I think that these conditions are satisfactory enough for both parties… how is it?”

After briefly skimming over the contents of the document, I put the document I was holding down in the middle of the table and shrugged my shoulders.

“I plan to delegate all transactions related to improved portals to the Modest guild leader.”

Bella, who had remained quiet as if she had heard an unexpected noise, screamed.

“what? “Are you telling me to entrust such an important transaction to someone else?”

Despite Bella’s reaction, I leisurely brought the macaroon to my mouth. The orange macaroons were, of course, orange-flavored. It was several times sweeter than I expected, so I had no choice but to drink the coffee quickly.

“I told you. The Modest guild leader and I share a common destiny. I have no experience with contracts like this, so I have no choice but to leave it to someone I trust. Since the improved portal was revealed at the Modest meeting in the first place, the guild leader cannot be left out of the deal.”

Perhaps because the plan went awry, Bella shook her head with a deep sigh and drank her coffee. Despite her appearance, her cat’s tongue seemed to be gone, and the contents of her coffee cup had already shrunk by half.

“Yes, if the seller wants it, he should do so. “Then, since it’s a shared destiny, you won’t be charged a separate broadcasting fee, right?”

“Oh, I’m a complete stranger when it comes to money.”

“… .”

To avoid Bella’s straight-faced gaze, I picked up another macaron. It’s purple, what will it taste like this time? The answer, of course, was grapes.

After a moment of silence, Bella, who had been glaring at me with scary eyes without even touching the delicious macaron, opened her mouth.

“Then how about we go to Modest together now? As I said before, I think it’s a reasonable contract.”

I was planning to go to Modest anyway, but I shook my head at Bella’s suggestion. This is because I felt that the priority was to transfer her memories to Bella and recruit her as a colleague.

“Before that, I’d like to have a conversation alone.”

When I glanced at the table where the escort knights were sitting, Bella rested her chin.

“Is this a private conversation?”

“It’s a good conversation if you don’t know many people.”

In response to my answer, Bella took out something that looked like a shiny rock from her skirt pocket. As Bella stroked the surface of the stone with her fingertips, she saw the lid open, revealing what looked like earphones inside.

It looked somewhat like wireless earphones, but it was an artifact. It is also a relic that cannot be easily seen.

“Just put one over your ear.”

As Bella said that and put an earphone in one ear, I followed suit and put an earphone in my ear.

[Can you hear me well? ]

Even though he kept his mouth shut, Bella’s voice came out of one ear.

[When you think about what to say, it is an artifact that is passed on to the other person. It’s impossible to eavesdrop even with magic, so I use it often. ]

[It’s fascinating. It’s like bluetooth earphones. ]

[Bluetooth? What is that? ]

It seems that his habit of muttering to himself allowed him to communicate his thoughts arbitrarily. She waved her hands as if it was nothing and thought carefully about what to convey.

[There is such a thing. Anyway, I have something to tell you. ]

When I thought that with a serious expression, Bella, who was looking at me blankly, frowned slightly and thought.

[ … What is it? ]

[It’s about the ugly secret Roel is hiding. ]

“that… !”

I noticed Bella flinching her shoulders as she said the words without realizing it. thought Bella as she pursed her lips again and glared at me.

[ Roel is hiding an ugly secret? You mean you figured it out? ]

[ yes. And I’m planning something really stupid, too. ]

[ … Of course there is evidence, right? ]

In response to that question, I stretched out my hand on the table and summoned the magic power to create a snow globe. As I raised my magic power, Ian and Theodore jumped up.

“are you okay. “I’m comfortably waiting until you give me the order.”

When Bella raised her hand and said that, the two escorts who were about to rush at me sat down again and focused on the cake as if they had never done so before. I used the Memorize spell with a smile.

In the snow globe, I included information about my possession by Ross and things I experienced while traveling through the multiverse. Unlike Raelan, I included as many memories related to Roel as possible, even if they were trivial. This is because I wanted to prove that it was not a fabricated memory.

[ Just place your hand on the snow globe. ]

When I shared my thoughts, Bella narrowed her eyes and glared at the snow globe.

[This is… I think it’s Principal Nelson’s imagery magic? ]

[Well, it’s similar. ]

[After all, what does this have to do with the principal? ]

I shrugged my shoulders as I saw his eyes shining as if he had figured out a secret.

[This is a misunderstanding. This is just magic that transfers my memories. ]

[ After all, there is no way a wise man would only accept ■■ as his disciple. ]

There was some sort of noise coming in and I couldn’t understand it properly. When I flicked the hand holding her snow globe as if to tell her to quickly raise it, Bella held out her delicate hand.

When Bella placed her hand on the snow globe, the snow globe emitted light. Bella squeezed her eyes shut as her fingertips entered the inside of the snow globe.

The snow globe that was emitting light disappeared, and Bella, who had closed her eyes for a while with her hand on my palm, finally opened her eyes.

Each other’s gaze became entangled in the air.

Bella was still looking at me very quietly, with her mouth closed… Water droplets were forming at the corners of her eyes.

I just watched without knowing why as a single tear rolled down my cheek.